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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-13281

For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a denial of service exists in the project import feature

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CVE-2020-13281
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1 Nov 2026, 07:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-13281

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Aug 2020, 14:15 UTC

For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a denial of service exists in the project import feature

osv:CVE-2020-13281
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13281",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-13281",
    "summary": "For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a denial of service exists in the project import feature",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-13281",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-13281",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2020-13281",
        "CVE-2020-13281"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                },
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          "versions": [
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            "v13.2.2-ee",
            "v13.2.1-ee",
            "v13.2.0-ee",
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            "v13.1.1-ee",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:31:02.674153848Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13281.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31564",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/687730"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-13281",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438603,
  "published_at": "2020-08-13T14:15:20.453+00:00"
}